A MiG-21 trainer aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) school crashed near its Gwalior Air Force Base in Madhya Pradesh this morning. The fighter jet, which was on a routine mission, crashed at around 10 am. Both pilots – a Group …
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Multiple Turkish media outlets reported yesterday that the U.S. had offered Turkey a new deal on F-35 fighter jets, boosting optimism that strained relations between the two NATO allies were making progress. According to Reports the U.S. verbally offered Turkey a new deal on the F-35 fighter jets, according to …
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According to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry, Two F-16 fighter jets belonging to Turkey flew in Syrian airspace for two hours Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered Syrian airspace on Monday as part of a U.S.-led operation against Islamic State (ISIS) in the region, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said. “Two F-16s …
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran. “In response to the kingdom’s request, the president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which …
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The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDSHUB) tweeted a picture of a B-2 bomber on the flight line with a formation of airmen in front of it along with the caption: “The last thing #Millenials will see if they attempt the #area51raid today.” The tweet no longer exists online, but …
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On March 14, 2017, Indonesian Air Force F-16B skidded off the runway of Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force base in Pekanbaru, Riau, as a result of a brake malfunction. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The aircraft pilot Maj. Andri and air cadet Second Lieut. Marko suffered minor injuries. Following the …
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The Pentagon is considering sending additional antimissile batteries, another squadron of jet fighters and added surveillance capabilities to the Middle East to shore up the military’s regional presence in the wake of the attack last weekend on Saudi Arabia’s petroleum industry, U.S. military officials said. The Wall Street Journal reported …
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A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Afghanistan has killed at least 30 and 40 injured civilians who were resting after harvesting pine nuts. The attack, on Wednesday night, was aimed at destroying a hideout used by ISIS militants, but it accidentally targeted farmers near …
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On 17 September 2019, the Israeli news outlet NZIV, citing a number of military sources, published the flight route of the Israeli stealth fighters, that struck eastern Syria. According t the flight route of the Israeli F-35s it turned out, the IAF F-35s, not only entered the Syrian airspace but …
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U.S. Air Force has deployed at least one Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) plane in one of its bases in the Middle East. On September 18, Manu Gómez, an observer of civilian and military aviation, spotted the advanced EW plane over the eastern Mediterranean. The plane flew over Israel …
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